Post by The Sandman on Jan 28, 2022 2:13:37 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Sarah Kaufman looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Sarah Kaufman touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Quick hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
Good shot! Kaufman has reasons to be worried.
Sarah Kaufman circles around Yamanaka
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yamanaka avoids a dangerous strike from Kaufman
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kaufman moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Sarah Kaufman jumps back and jabs
Yamanaka only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Yamanaka defends.
Sarah Kaufman gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Good movement from Yamanaka
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kaufman's chin
Sarah Kaufman takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sarah Kaufman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kaufman is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Yamanaka is smart enough to block that one.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Sarah Kaufman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Some nice shots from Hiroko Yamanaka
that stun Kaufman.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Kaufman doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Kaufman forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Kaufman is being hit hard here!
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka pushes off of Sarah Kaufman and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Kaufman stumbles backwards but Hiroko Yamanaka chases her and continues the rain of blows!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Right eye
Sarah Kaufman pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sarah Kaufman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Kaufman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nice punches from Hiroko Yamanaka.
Kaufman staggers backwards. Yamanaka wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Kaufman staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Brilliant combination from Hiroko Yamanaka
that forces Kaufman to try and defend better.
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Kaufman staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sarah Kaufman seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Kaufman!
Kaufman hit the ground like she got hit with a baseball bat! Hiroko Yamanaka knocks Kaufman out cold in a stunning fashion!
There is a small laceration on Sarah Kaufman's Mouth
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 4:58 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 19/25 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Yamanaka came out HARD in this one, no letting Kaufman get a chance, any chance, to get into this. Sidenote – oddsmaker is very onm-point with the odds, so while I wanted to include more comments about that in these write-ups, there just isn’t much to add.
Sarah Kaufman looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hiroko Yamanaka and Sarah Kaufman touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Quick hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
Good shot! Kaufman has reasons to be worried.
Sarah Kaufman circles around Yamanaka
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Yamanaka avoids a dangerous strike from Kaufman
and counters with a solid straight!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Kaufman moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Sarah Kaufman jumps back and jabs
Yamanaka only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Yamanaka defends.
Sarah Kaufman gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Good movement from Yamanaka
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Kaufman's chin
Sarah Kaufman takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Sarah Kaufman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kaufman is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Yamanaka is smart enough to block that one.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Sarah Kaufman's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Some nice shots from Hiroko Yamanaka
that stun Kaufman.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Kaufman doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Kaufman forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Kaufman is being hit hard here!
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka pushes off of Sarah Kaufman and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Kaufman stumbles backwards but Hiroko Yamanaka chases her and continues the rain of blows!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Right eye
Sarah Kaufman pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sarah Kaufman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Kaufman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nice punches from Hiroko Yamanaka.
Kaufman staggers backwards. Yamanaka wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Kaufman staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Brilliant combination from Hiroko Yamanaka
that forces Kaufman to try and defend better.
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Kaufman staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sarah Kaufman seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Kaufman!
Kaufman hit the ground like she got hit with a baseball bat! Hiroko Yamanaka knocks Kaufman out cold in a stunning fashion!
There is a small laceration on Sarah Kaufman's Mouth
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punch) at 4:58 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 19/25 (76%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/10 (80%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Yamanaka came out HARD in this one, no letting Kaufman get a chance, any chance, to get into this. Sidenote – oddsmaker is very onm-point with the odds, so while I wanted to include more comments about that in these write-ups, there just isn’t much to add.
